Technical Grade Potassium Sorbate 98% from China
98% purity technical grade potassium sorbate for industrial applications like polymer stabilization, under HTS 2916.19.10.00. Still qualifies as chemically defined sorbic acid salt per chapter 29 despite lower purity. Used in coatings and adhesives preservation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• File TSCA Premanufacture Notice for new chemical uses and SDS
• Purity testing via HPLC required at entry
• Distinguish from food-grade to avoid FDA scrutiny